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	<title>Dr. Grossman's Blog&#187; Retinitis Pigmentosa</title>
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		<title>Gene Therapies Show Great Potential for Treatment of Eye Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Genetics research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glaucoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stargardt's Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the British Journal of Ophthalmology highlights the ways that gene therapies have great potential for helping individuals with eye diseases including retinitis pigmentosa,  Stargardt&#8217;s disease,  age-related macular degeneration, uveitis and glaucoma. The eye is an ideal candidate for trials involving gene therapy because it is easily accessible, highly compartmentalised and immune-privileged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retinitis Pigmentosa: Benefits of Vitamin A, Drawbacks of Vitamin E</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Take your vitamins&#8221; is almost always a good recommendation, but if you have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), you need to be a little choosy about which vitamins you take. A 1993 study showed that taking 15,000 IU of vitamin A each day was very helpful for RP sufferers.  Taking any more vitamin A than this recommended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artificial Retina Bringing Sight Back to Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial retina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cure for blindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CBS News is reporting that a implanted artificial retina has been approved by European health officials. The device is offering partial sight to people who have become blind due to the condition retinitis pigmentosa. The report describes how a man who had lost his sight completely at age 35 is now able to make out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish Oil Can Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer As Well As Eye Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dry eyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macular degeneration and omega-3 fatty acids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking fish oil every day can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. A study published in The Journal of Nutrition studied women with early breast stage breast cancer who took omega fatty acids EPA and DHA in the form of both seafood and dietary supplements.  Women who took the most EPA and DHA were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implanted Chip Brings Sight To the Blind</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/implanted-chip-brings-sight-to-the-blind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retinal conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blindness cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinal implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa cure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An implanted microchip placed beneath the retina of the eye has enabled blind people to see again. In a paper published in The Procedings of the Royal Society B researchers describe how three patients suffering from hereditary retinal dystrophy regained the ability to identify objects and people and even read words printed in large letters.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients Helped By Beta Carotene</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/retinitis-pigmentosa-patients-helped-by-beta-carotene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Night blindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beta-carotene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa supplements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes those bits of wisdom that &#8220;everybody knows&#8221; just have to be true.  In this case, yes, carrots really are good for your eyes. A report at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) &#8211; Middle East-Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) Joint Meeting described how beta carotene can help people with retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retinitis Pigmentosa Improves With Vitamin, Supplement Intake</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/retinitis-pigmentosa-improves-with-vitamin-supplement-intake/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/retinitis-pigmentosa-improves-with-vitamin-supplement-intake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antioxidants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antioxidants and vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa vitamins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin E]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa (pigmentosis) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the retina that can cause a profound loss of vision. Various hereditary patterns have been reported. This disease affects 1 out of 3700 people. A study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology showed that taking 15,000 IU of Vitamin A per day can slow the progression [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retinitis Pigmentosa Can Respond to Antioxidants</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/retinitis-pigmentosa-can-respond-to-antioxidants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/retinitis-pigmentosa-can-respond-to-antioxidants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antioxidants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa (pigmentosis) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the retina that can cause a profound loss of vision. The typical symptoms include decreased night vision and peripheral vision, usually starting in the first or second decade of life. A 2006 study found that high doses of antioxidants (vitamins E, C, alpha lipoic acid others) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Embryonic Cells Used to Create a Retina</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/human-embryonic-cells-used-to-create-a-retina/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/human-embryonic-cells-used-to-create-a-retina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embryonic stem cell research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa cure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have created an early stage retina from human embryonic stem cells to potentially treat retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration.]]></description>
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		<title>New Macular Degeneration Research:  Scientists Grow New Retinal Cells</title>
		<link>http://blog.visionworksusa.com/index.php/new-macular-degeneration-research-scientists-grow-new-retinal-cells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinitis Pigmentosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age-related macular degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age-related macular degeneration research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macular degeneration research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinitis pigmentosa research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have successfully grown light-sensing retinal cells from human skin cells.  The ability to grow retinal cells may someday be used to treat degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa by enabling doctors to repair damage to the retina with new cells generated from the patient’s skin. [...]]]></description>
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